Michigan suspends staffer amid NCAA probe into allegations of sign-stealing

• Second-ranked Wolverines suspend football staffer amid probe
• NCAA is investigating program for allegedly stealing signals

Second-ranked Michigan announced Friday they have suspended a low-level football program employee a day after disclosing they are under NCAA investigation for allegedly stealing the play-calling signals used by Wolverines opponents.

Athletic director Warde Manuel issued a one-sentence statement saying that analytics assistant Connor Stalions had been suspended with pay pending the conclusion of the investigation. Stalions had not been previously identified by the school, but was named in an ESPN report alleging he is a key figure in the probe.